by Posted by AD Brown | Dec 2, 2011 | Monitor
Afghanistan Andrew Exum suggests that the United States will need to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014. Counter-insurgency Paul Miller argues that the United States should have supported Pakistani attempts to reassert civilian control of the military. Democracy...
by Posted by AD Brown | Nov 26, 2011 | Monitor
Afghanistan Andrew Exum believes that demands for greater power for Afghan forces is good for America’s negotiating position. Freelance consult Jay Ulfelder looks at what anthropologists think about Afghanistan. Counter-insurgency Arda Bilgen compares Mao and David...
by Posted by AD Brown | Nov 18, 2011 | Monitor
Iran J.J. Hodari argues for action against Iran. Andrew Sullivan is pessimistic about the prospects for stopping Iran getting a nuclear weapon. Foreign Policy looks at China’s negative role in the Middle East. Mehdi Hassan argues that Iran’s desire for …...
by Posted by AD Brown | Nov 11, 2011 | Monitor
Egypt Issandr El Amrani discusses US policy towards Egypt in The Arabist Iran Jennifer Dyer discusses the latest IAEA report on Iran. Juan Cole believes the IAEA report is flawed. Wired’s Spencer Ackerman and Noah Schachtman disucss Mitt Romney’s shifting …...
by Posted by AD Brown | Nov 4, 2011 | Monitor
Counter-terrorism The FBI revises its training on terrorism. Iran & Israel Juan Cole is sceptical about reports of a possible US/Israeli attack on Iran. Barry Rubin agrees with him. Tony Karon suggests that it is unlikely, but not impossible. The … Continue...
